Vartan Gregorian prez of Brown U. He states, "the first day that I arrived in New York was a shattering experience for me to find that a whole nation was welcoming me spiritually to a new land." On the us stamps and everything was the statue of liberty and I had a very idealized notion of America.... Even though years later i went to school and learned about nuances, ambiguities shades and all kinds of shadows of the statue of liberty.
Edith Hartman states "I went through hell in europe. My grandparents and my only brother were taken to a concentration camp.We were lucky and fortunate enough to get a visa to this country. When I first saw the Statue of Liberty I broke down in tears.I could have fallen down on my knees and kissed the ground. I was fortunate enough to reach this blessed country.
The Statue of Liberty has always been a symbol of welcome and a promise of freedom for immigrants to the United States of America.
"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning masses yearning to be free. I lift my lamp beside the golden door."These words are from the poem "The New Collosus" by the 19th century American poet, Emma Lazarus. The poem is inscribed on a plaque at the base of the Statue of Liberty, and it means to me and to many other Americans what it meant when it was put there. Lady Liberty, representing the United States, welcomes and offers opportunities to people from all over the world, and especially to those who are troubled, to come here to build new homes and better lives.
She is saying to the world, "Give me your tired, your poor..." She lifts her lamp (the torch) beside the golden door (the entry into the United States). This ideal is one of the most important to the spirit of the U.S., that we offer freedom to the oppressed, a home to the homeless, a chance for a new life to the refugee. Nearly everyone in the United States is a descendant of immigrants from somewhere else in the world, and we should remember that the offer of welcome to immigrants has always been one of the highest ideals of this country.
Main Topic: Immigration as an Icon Themes: I.Feelings 1.The statue of liberty is global symbol of being everywhere at once A.Positive a.Great green figure b.Felt the importance of being human c.When see it feel special bond d.Like a god to some immigrants because the statue told them that tyranny was over and it was time to start a new life e.“…All hail the monument of liberty because to them it seems to incarnate their own uplifting” -Jose Marti f.“When you see the liberty statue, when you see that open hand, it’s the greatest feeling. Its like going to heaven and god accepts you.” –An elderly Ukrainian g.When they saw the statue it was like she was opening her arms to them like they were millions of new adopted children h.The sighting is usually evocation i.I looked at the statue with a sense of bewilderment, half doubting its reality. This symbol of America…this enormous expression of what we had all been taught was the inner meaning of this country we were coming to…inspired awe in the hopeful. Immigrants” –Edward Corsi, came as a boy with family from Abruzzi j.“The steerage is still mute…when the ship glides into the harbor, it passes under the shadow of the statue of liberty, the silence is broken, and a thousands hands are outstretched in greeting to this new divinity.” Edward A. Steiner k.At first scared and terrified coming to new land because they weren’t familiar with any laws, people, or the expectations of living there. l.Some peoplethought of the statue more B.Negatives a.Known as future emigrant lodging b.Cartoons with scurrilous drawings of blacks, jews and irish. c.Statues resembled freedom but jews were not free. d.Chinese Americansfelt that the statue included all nations except their own. This is because during that time, americans passed a law that banned Chinese to come to America. Because of this they didnt feel welcomed by the statue. e. A.Freedom B.Hope C.Tranquility D.France and America Friendship
T/Q/R(Thesis Statement)
the statue of liberty as an icon for immigration that although the portrayed many positive feelings , multiple people felt negatively towards the .
Although most immigrants viewed the Statue of Liberty positively, certain groups had more negative impressions of it. Vocabulary Exile: Enforced removal from one's native country. Huddle: to gather or crowd together in a close mass Teeming: abounding or swarming with something, as with people Tempest: disturb violently The New Colossus “…A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand Glows world-wide welcome;… "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"” Emma Lazarus The statue of liberty is a tall beautiful green statue that clutches a torch in her right hand. The outstanding lady is covered in a green drape and is known as the mother of the immigrants that have been force to leave their country because of hardships, tyranny, financial reason etc. She stands in the NYC harbor welcoming millions to the land of free.
Outline of essay I.Introduction A.Quote the poem The New Colossus. B.Then analyze it. II.Feelings A.Positive a.Quotes b.Positive symbols B.Negatives a.Quotes b.Negative symbols
"Give me your tired, your poor,Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,the wretched refuse of your teeming shore.Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" This quote is from the poem The New Colossus written by Emma Lazarus. It is about a tall beautiful lady that is covered in a green drape. Her name is the Statue of Liberty. This outstanding woman is known as the mother of the immigrants that have been force to leave their country because of hardships, tyranny, financial reason etc. She stands in the NYC harbor welcoming millions to the land of free. To many immigrants, she stands as a positive character. Although most immigrants viewed the Statue of Liberty positively, certain groups ad more negative impressions of it.
Emma Lazarus's poem the new colossus speaks of a golden door to freedom but not everyone was allowed through that door. One group of people who were not included were the Chinese. When a Chinese man read about America asking china to contribute to the fund for the pedestal of the statue of liberty he said why we should have to pay for something that doesn’t include us. They felt it didn’t include them because of the Chinese exclusion act in 1882. The Chinese exclusion act was a law that stopped the Chinese from immigrating to America. This law also affected Chinese men and women who were already in America. They had to obtain certification for reenter. This made it almost impossible for Chinese men to bring their wives to America or start a family.
Another group that was not given freedom was the Jewish. For years the Jewish seeked to be treated equally and buy law they deserved it, but they still did not get it. During the civil war the Jewish were forced to choose sides although 150,000 Jews lived in the north about 25,000 Jews lived in the south and were faithful to the Confederate army, because of this the south side hated the north and the north hated the confederate army because of this anti Jewish sentiments grew. Our essay proves that although most feelings towards the statue of liberty were positive, some immigrants felt negatively about it. For example the Chinese were not allowed freedom or to be in the country. Another example is the Jewish the Jewish were not treated equally and there were groups against them. Our essay shows that not all people think of the statue of the same way.
Many immigrants came to America to start a new and better life. They thought that America had more to offer than their own homeland. There were push factors that drove them out. Many of the immigrants faced harsh treatment, persecution, overpopulation and many more. Most of the immigrants traveled to America because of religious tolerance. German immigrants were the first Europeans to set foot in North America. However, it was religious tolerance that got them here. During that time, many Europeans leaders forced their citizens to practice one religion. After hearing of William Penn the right to worship, they made plans to come over. Some immigrants coming to America was the result of starvation. Ireland’s 1845 potato Blight is often credited with launching the second wave of Irish immigration to America. The fungus which decimated potato crops created a devastating famine. Starvation lasted in Ireland for a long while and after five years a million Irish were dead. Some immigrants came for political purposes. Many ordinary Scandinavians that chafed at the limited political freedom in their homelands saw America as a land of liberty where they could practice their conscience in peace. In the nineteenth century, a great migration took place in the lands. The once prosperous Scandinavians nations were rocked by political strife and social turbulence as regional wars and agricultural disasters caused instability in everyday life.Meanwhile, the growing inequality between the poor and rich drove thousands of people to seek a better life elsewhere. Some immigrants came because of overpopulation in their country. The Russians and Polish suffered from overpopulation, widespread families, and political unrest. Many people found it impossible to stay any longer and joined the Great Migration. The Statue of Liberty means more than an everlasting friendship between two countries. To immigrants, it means a door filled with many opportunities. Before moving into this country, immigrants had no money, no job and little skills. They thought it would be better for their kids and families to start a new life and get an education. After being packed like sardines on boats for days, when they had a sight of the tall, graceful lady, it was a memory that would never leave them. At first, many were scared and terrified about coming to a new land. They weren’t familiar with any laws, people or expectations of living there, but most of their fears drifted away when thoughts of turning a new leaf filled their heads. Starting over their lives in a new country wasn’t an easy task especially depending on where they came from. Germans came for less harsh treatment because in their country they were treated like trash. When they reached America they were able to get jobs as building rockets for astronauts and they form the fundamental institutions for American life. The Irish immigrants had an education and skills. In America they were able to get jobs as indentured servants, frontiersmen, and Indian fighters and in immigrants’ eyes that was a huge step into a new life. Scandinavian people came to America to star
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- Vartan Gregorian prez of Brown U. He states, "the first day that I arrived in New York was a shattering experience for me to find that a whole nation was welcoming me spiritually to a new land." On the us stamps and everything was the statue of liberty and I had a very idealized notion of America.... Even though years later i went to school and learned about nuances, ambiguities shades and all kinds of shadows of the statue of liberty.
- Edith Hartman states "I went through hell in europe. My grandparents and my only brother were taken to a concentration camp.We were lucky and fortunate enough to get a visa to this country. When I first saw the Statue of Liberty I broke down in tears.I could have fallen down on my knees and kissed the ground. I was fortunate enough to reach this blessed country.
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The Statue of Liberty has always been a symbol of welcome and a promise of freedom for immigrants to the United States of America.- "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning masses yearning to be free. I lift my lamp beside the golden door." These words are from the poem "The New Collosus" by the 19th century American poet, Emma Lazarus. The poem is inscribed on a plaque at the base of the Statue of Liberty, and it means to me and to many other Americans what it meant when it was put there. Lady Liberty, representing the United States, welcomes and offers opportunities to people from all over the world, and especially to those who are troubled, to come here to build new homes and better lives.
Main Topic: Immigration as an IconShe is saying to the world, "Give me your tired, your poor..." She lifts her lamp (the torch) beside the golden door (the entry into the United States). This ideal is one of the most important to the spirit of the U.S., that we offer freedom to the oppressed, a home to the homeless, a chance for a new life to the refugee. Nearly everyone in the United States is a descendant of immigrants from somewhere else in the world, and we should remember that the offer of welcome to immigrants has always been one of the highest ideals of this country.
Themes:
I. Feelings
1. The statue of liberty is global symbol of being everywhere at once
A. Positive
a. Great green figure
b. Felt the importance of being human
c. When see it feel special bond
d. Like a god to some immigrants because the statue told them that tyranny was over and it was time to start a new life
e. “…All hail the monument of liberty because to them it seems to incarnate their own uplifting” -Jose Marti
f. “When you see the liberty statue, when you see that open hand, it’s the greatest feeling. Its like going to heaven and god accepts you.” –An elderly Ukrainian
g. When they saw the statue it was like she was opening her arms to them like they were millions of new adopted children
h. The sighting is usually evocation
i. I looked at the statue with a sense of bewilderment, half doubting its reality. This symbol of America…this enormous expression of what we had all been taught was the inner meaning of this country we were coming to…inspired awe in the hopeful.
Immigrants” –Edward Corsi, came as a boy with family from Abruzzi
j. “The steerage is still mute…when the ship glides into the harbor, it passes under the shadow of the statue of liberty, the silence is broken, and a thousands hands are outstretched in greeting to this new divinity.” Edward A. Steiner
k. At first scared and terrified coming to new land because they weren’t familiar with any laws, people, or the expectations of living there.
l. Some people thought of the statue more
B. Negatives
a. Known as future emigrant lodging
b. Cartoons with scurrilous drawings of blacks, jews and irish.
c. Statues resembled freedom but jews were not free.
d. Chinese Americans felt that the statue included all nations except their own. This is because during that time, americans passed a law that banned Chinese to come to America. Because of this they didnt feel welcomed by the statue.
e.
A. Freedom
B. Hope
C. Tranquility
D. France and America Friendship
T/Q/R(Thesis Statement)
the statue of liberty as an icon for immigration that although the portrayed many positive feelings , multiple people felt negatively towards the .
Although most immigrants viewed the Statue of Liberty positively, certain groups had more negative impressions of it.
Vocabulary
Exile: Enforced removal from one's native country.
Huddle: to gather or crowd together in a close mass
Teeming: abounding or swarming with something, as with people
Tempest: disturb violently
The New Colossus
“…A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame
Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name
Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand
Glows world-wide welcome;…
"Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"”
Emma Lazarus
The statue of liberty is a tall beautiful green statue that clutches a torch in her right hand. The outstanding lady is covered in a green drape and is known as the mother of the immigrants that have been force to leave their country because of hardships, tyranny, financial reason etc. She stands in the NYC harbor welcoming millions to the land of free.
Outline of essay
I. Introduction
A. Quote the poem The New Colossus.
B. Then analyze it.
II. Feelings
A. Positive
a. Quotes
b. Positive symbols
B. Negatives
a. Quotes
b. Negative symbols
"Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" This quote is from the poem The New Colossus written by Emma Lazarus. It is about a tall beautiful lady that is covered in a green drape. Her name is the Statue of Liberty. This outstanding woman is known as the mother of the immigrants that have been force to leave their country because of hardships, tyranny, financial reason etc. She stands in the NYC harbor welcoming millions to the land of free. To many immigrants, she stands as a positive character. Although most immigrants viewed the Statue of Liberty positively, certain groups ad more negative impressions of it.
Another group that was not given freedom was the Jewish. For years the Jewish seeked to be treated equally and buy law they deserved it, but they still did not get it. During the civil war the Jewish were forced to choose sides although 150,000 Jews lived in the north about 25,000 Jews lived in the south and were faithful to the Confederate army, because of this the south side hated the north and the north hated the confederate army because of this anti Jewish sentiments grew.
Our essay proves that although most feelings towards the statue of liberty were positive, some immigrants felt negatively about it. For example the Chinese were not allowed freedom or to be in the country. Another example is the Jewish the Jewish were not treated equally and there were groups against them. Our essay shows that not all people think of the statue of the same way.
Many immigrants came to America to start a new and better life. They thought that America had more to offer than their own homeland. There were push factors that drove them out. Many of the immigrants faced harsh treatment, persecution, overpopulation and many more. Most of the immigrants traveled to America because of religious tolerance. German immigrants were the first Europeans to set foot in North America. However, it was religious tolerance that got them here. During that time, many Europeans leaders forced their citizens to practice one religion. After hearing of William Penn the right to worship, they made plans to come over. Some immigrants coming to America was the result of starvation.
Ireland’s 1845 potato Blight is often credited with launching the second wave of Irish immigration to America. The fungus which decimated potato crops created a devastating famine. Starvation lasted in Ireland for a long while and after five years a million Irish were dead. Some immigrants came for political purposes.
Many ordinary Scandinavians that chafed at the limited political freedom in their homelands saw America as a land of liberty where they could practice their conscience in peace. In the nineteenth century, a great migration took place in the lands. The once prosperous Scandinavians nations were rocked by political strife and social turbulence as regional wars and agricultural disasters caused instability in everyday life. Meanwhile, the growing inequality between the poor and rich drove thousands of people to seek a better life elsewhere.
Some immigrants came because of overpopulation in their country. The Russians and Polish suffered from overpopulation, widespread families, and political unrest. Many people found it impossible to stay any longer and joined the Great Migration.
The Statue of Liberty means more than an everlasting friendship between two countries. To immigrants, it means a door filled with many opportunities. Before moving into this country, immigrants had no money, no job and little skills. They thought it would be better for their kids and families to start a new life and get an education. After being packed like sardines on boats for days, when they had a sight of the tall, graceful lady, it was a memory that would never leave them. At first, many were scared and terrified about coming to a new land. They weren’t familiar with any laws, people or expectations of living there, but most of their fears drifted away when thoughts of turning a new leaf filled their heads.
Starting over their lives in a new country wasn’t an easy task especially depending on where they came from. Germans came for less harsh treatment because in their country they were treated like trash. When they reached America they were able to get jobs as building rockets for astronauts and they form the fundamental institutions for American life. The Irish immigrants had an education and skills. In America they were able to get jobs as indentured servants, frontiersmen, and Indian fighters and in immigrants’ eyes that was a huge step into a new life.
Scandinavian people came to America to star